Answer PLZ! In spite of myself, I was carried downstairs and tied fast in
a chair.

I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the
cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard
them gnaw off one of my thick braids. Then I lost my spirit.
Since the day I was taken from my mother I had suffered
extreme indignities.

How does this firsthand description serve as evidence to support Zitkala-Ša's
claim that her people were mistreated?

A. It demonstrates how miserable she felt.

B. It demonstrates how happy she felt.

C. It demonstrates how confused she felt.

D. It demonstrates how relieved she felt.